Man Overboard, Leavitt Overboard, and Nobody's Bidding on BidShift
About this episode
The episode discusses poor conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln, the resignation of Karoline Leavitt, political primary results, and a new scheduling system called BidShift.
This week we learned that a sailor went overboard from the USS Abraham Lincoln — and the more you learn about conditions on that ship, the more this feels less like a warning. Over 200 days at sea. Moldy showers. Contaminated water. Rationed food. This is the United States Navy, and sailors are living in conditions that would get a landlord shut down. Then — pop the champagne, light the candles, do whatever it is you do to celebrate — Karoline Leavitt is stepping down as White House Press Secretary. We are not crying. We are not NOT crying. We're just going to sit with our feelings for a moment and then talk about it for twenty minutes, because we contain multitudes. We're also breaking down primary night, where progressives had some real wins and a few "establishment" Democrats hung on too — because the thing uniting us is stopping HIM. Meanwhile, Trump is out here insisting that munitions shortages are absolutely NOT limiting his military options in Iran, sir, we didn't ask, but okay — we'll unpack why "trust me" isn't a supply chain strategy. And finally, closer to home: UNC Health rolled out a new scheduling system called "BidShift" and wants you to know, very emphatically…
People in this episode
Host: Frangela Duo
Topics covered
- military conditions
- political commentary
- press secretary resignation
- primary elections
- scheduling system
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: USS Abraham Lincoln, UNC Health
Products: BidShift
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